Language of medicine 2 Flashcards

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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

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adip/o

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fat

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3
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anter/o

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front

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4
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bol/o

A

to cast (throw)

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5
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cervic/o

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neck (of the body or of the uterus)

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6
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chondr/o

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cartilage (type of connective tissue)

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chrom/o

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color

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8
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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

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crani/o

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skull

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cyt/o

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cell

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dist/o

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far/ distant

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12
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dors/o

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back portion of the body

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13
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hist/o

A

tissue

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14
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ili/o

A

ilium (part of the pelvic bone)

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inguin/o

A

groin

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16
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kary/o

A

nucleus

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17
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later/o

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side

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18
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lumb/o

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lower back (side and back between ribs and the pelvis)

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19
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medi/o

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middle

20
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nucle/o

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nucleus

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pelv/i

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pelvis, hip region

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poster/o

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back, behind

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proxim/o

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nearest

24
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sacr/o

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sacrum

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sarc/o

A

flesh

26
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spin/o

A

spine, backbone

27
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thel/o, theli/o

A

nipple

28
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thorac/o

A

chest

29
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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

30
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umbilic/o

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navel, umbilicus

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ventr/o

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belly side of the body

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vertebr/o

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vertebra(e), backbone(s)

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viscer/o

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internal organs

34
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ana-

A

up

35
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cata-

A

down

36
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epi-

A

above

37
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hypo-

A

below

38
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inter-

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between

39
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meta-

A

change

40
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-eal

A

pertaining to

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-iac

A

pertaining to

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-ior

A

pertaining to

43
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-ism

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process, condition

44
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-ose

A

pertaining to, full of

45
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-plasm

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formation

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-somes

A

bodies

47
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-type

A

picture, classification